Modifications etc. (not altering text)
C1S. 45H(2) modified (with effect in accordance with s. 167 of the amending Act) by Finance Act 2003 (c. 14), Sch. 30 para. 7
Modifications etc. (not altering text)
C2Pt. 2 modified (24.2.2003) by Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 (c. 29), s. 458(1), Sch. 10 para. 12 (with Sch. 10 para. 17(1)); S.I. 2003/120, art. 2, Sch. (with arts. 3 4) (as amended (20.2.2003) by S.I. 2003/333, art. 14)
(1)Expenditure is first-year qualifying expenditure if—
(a)it is incurred on or before 11th May 2002,
(b)it is incurred by a small or medium-sized enterprise,
(c)it is incurred on the provision of plant or machinery for use primarily in Northern Ireland, and
(d)it is not excluded by—
(i)section 41 (miscellaneous exclusions from this section),
(ii)section 42 (plant or machinery partly for use outside Northern Ireland), or
(iii)section 46 (general exclusions).
(2)This section is subject to section 43 (effect of plant or machinery subsequently being primarily for use outside Northern Ireland).
(1)Expenditure is not first-year qualifying expenditure under section 40 if—
(a)it is long-life asset expenditure,
(b)it is expenditure on the provision of an aircraft or hovercraft, or
(c)it is expenditure on the provision of a goods vehicle for the purposes of a trade which consists primarily of the conveyance of goods.
(2)Expenditure is not first-year qualifying expenditure under section 40 if it is incurred on the provision of plant or machinery for use primarily in—
(a)agriculture, fishing or fish farming, or
(b)any relevant activity carried out in relation to agricultural produce, fish or any fish product for the purpose of bringing it to market,
unless it is authorised for the purposes of this section by the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development in Northern Ireland.
(3)An authorisation given by the Department—
(a)may be given either generally or specially, and
(b)may in any case be absolute or conditional;
and, if the authorisation is given generally, it may be modified by the Department.
(4)An authorisation is given specially if it is given so as to apply only to a specified item of expenditure or a specified person; otherwise, it is given generally.
(5)In this section—
[F1 “ agricultural produce ” has the same meaning as in section 6 of the European Communities Act 1972 (c. 68),
“ agriculture ” has the same meaning as in the Agriculture Act 1947 (c. 48), ]
“fish” includes shellfish,
“fish farming” means the intensive rearing, on a commercial basis, of fish intended for human consumption,
“fishing” means a trade, or part of a trade, which consists of the catching or taking of fish,
“goods vehicle” has the same meaning as in the Road Traffic (Northern Ireland) Order 1995 (S.I.1995/2994 (N.I.18)),
“hovercraft” has the same meaning as in the Hovercraft Act 1968 (c. 59), and
“relevant activity” means transportation, storage, preparation, processing or packaging.
Textual Amendments
F1 Words in s. 41(5) substituted (15.11.2001) by The Intervention Board for Agricultural Produce (Abolition) Regulations 2001 (S.I. 2001/3686) , reg. 6(20)
(1)Expenditure on plant or machinery is not first-year qualifying expenditure under section 40 if—
(a)at the time when it is incurred, the person incurring it intends the plant or machinery to be used partly outside Northern Ireland, and
(b)the main benefit, or one of the main benefits, which could reasonably be expected to arise from the relevant arrangements is the obtaining of a first-year allowance, or a greater first-year allowance, in respect of the part of the expenditure that is attributable to that intended use outside Northern Ireland.
(2)For the purposes of subsection (1)—
(a)“the relevant arrangements” means—
(i)the transaction under which the expenditure is incurred, and
(ii)any scheme or arrangements of which that transaction forms part, and
(b)the part of the expenditure that is attributable under subsection (1)(b) is to be determined on a just and reasonable basis.
(1)Expenditure on the provision of plant or machinery is to be treated as never having been first-year qualifying expenditure under section 40 if, at any relevant time—
(a)the primary use to which the plant or machinery is put is a use outside Northern Ireland, or
(b)the plant or machinery is held for use otherwise than primarily in Northern Ireland.
(2)In subsection (1) “relevant time” means a time which—
(a)falls within the relevant period, and
(b)is a time when the plant or machinery is owned by—
(i)the person who incurred the expenditure, or
(ii)a person who is, or at any time in that period has been, connected with that person.
(3)“The relevant period” means—
(a)if the expenditure concerned exceeds £3.5 million, the period of 5 years beginning with the date of the incurring of that expenditure;
(b)in any other case, the period of 2 years beginning with that date.
(4)All such assessments and adjustments of assessments are to be made as are necessary to give effect to subsection (1).
(5)If a person who has made a return becomes aware that, after making it, anything in it has become incorrect because of the operation of this section, he must give notice to the Inland Revenue specifying how the return needs to be amended.
(6)The notice must be given within 3 months beginning with the day on which the person first became aware that anything in the return had become incorrect because of the operation of this section.
Modifications etc. (not altering text)
C3S. 43(3) modified by 1993 c. 34, s. 93A(6) (as inserted (with effect as mentioned in s. 80(2) of the inserting Act) by Finance Act 2002 (c. 23), s. 80, Sch. 24 para. 4 (with Sch. 23 para. 25))
(1)Expenditure is first-year qualifying expenditure if—
(a)it is incurred by a small or medium-sized enterprise, and
(b)it is not excluded by subsection (2) or section 46 (general exclusions).
(2)Long-life asset expenditure is not first-year qualifying expenditure under subsection (1).
Modifications etc. (not altering text)
C4 S. 44 modified (22.7.2004) by Finance Act 2004 (c. 12) , s. 142(1) (2)
(1)Expenditure is first-year qualifying expenditure if—
(a)it is incurred on or before [F231st March 2004],
(b)it is incurred by a small enterprise,
(c)it is expenditure on information and communications technology, and
(d)it is not excluded by section 46 (general exclusions) [F3or subsection (4) below].
(2)“Expenditure on information and communications technology” means expenditure on items within any of the following classes.
Class A. Computers and associated equipment
This class covers—
(a)computers,
(b)peripheral devices designed to be used by being connected to or inserted in a computer,
(c)equipment (including cabling) for use primarily to provide a data connection between—
(i)one computer and another, or
(ii)a computer and a data communications network, and
(d)dedicated electrical systems for computers.
For this purpose “computer” does not include computerised control or management systems or other systems that are part of a larger system whose principal function is not processing or storing information.
Class B. Other qualifying equipment
This class covers—
(a)wireless application protocol telephones,
(b)third generation mobile telephones,
(c)devices designed to be used by being connected to a television set and capable of receiving and transmitting information from and to data networks, and
(d)other devices—
(i)substantially similar to those within paragraphs (a), (b) and (c), and
(ii)capable of receiving and transmitting information from and to data networks.
This is subject to any order under subsection (3).
Class C. Software
This class covers the right to use or otherwise deal with software for the purposes of any equipment within Class A or B.
(3)The Treasury may make provision by order—
(a)further defining the kinds of equipment within Class B, or
(b)adding further kinds of equipment to that class.
[F4(4)Expenditure on an item within Class C is not first-year qualifying expenditure under this section if the person incurring it does so with a view to granting to another person a right to use or otherwise deal with any of the software in question.]
Textual Amendments
F2 Words in s. 45(1)(a) substituted (10.7.2003) by Finance Act 2003 (c. 14) , s. 165
F3 Words in s. 45(1)(d) inserted (10.7.2003) by Finance Act 2003 (c. 14) , s. 166(2) (with s. 166(4) )
F4 S. 45(4) inserted (10.7.2003) by Finance Act 2003 (c. 14) , s. 166(3) (with s. 166(4) )
(1)Expenditure is first-year qualifying expenditure if—
(a)it is expenditure on energy-saving plant or machinery that is unused and not second-hand,
(b)it is incurred on or after 1st April 2001, and
(c)it is not excluded by section 46 (general exclusions).
(2)Energy-saving plant or machinery means plant or machinery in relation to which the following conditions are met—
(a)when the expenditure is incurred, or
(b)when the contract for the provision of the plant or machinery is entered into.
(3)The conditions are that the plant or machinery—
(a)is of a description specified by Treasury order, and
(b)meets the energy-saving criteria specified by Treasury order for plant or machinery of that description.
(4)Any such order may make provision by reference to any technology list, or product list, issued by the Secretary of State (whether before or after the coming into force of this section).
Textual Amendments
F5Ss. 45A-45C inserted (with effect as mentioned in s. 65 of the amending Act) by Finance Act 2001 (c. 9), s. 65, Sch. 17 para. 2 (with Sch. 17 para. 6)
(1)The Treasury may by order provide that, in such cases as may be specified in the order, no section 45A allowance may be made unless a relevant certificate of energy efficiency is in force.
A “ section 45A allowance ” means a first-year allowance in respect of expenditure that is first-year qualifying expenditure under section 45A.
(2)A certificate of energy efficiency is one certifying that—
(a)particular plant or machinery, or
(b)plant or machinery constructed to a particular design,
meets the energy-saving criteria specified in relation to that description of plant or machinery by order under section 45A.
(3)A relevant certificate of energy efficiency means one issued—
(a)by the Secretary of State or a person authorised by the Secretary of State;
(b)in the case of plant or machinery used or for use in Scotland, by the Scottish Ministers or a person authorised by them;
(c)in the case of plant or machinery used or for use in Wales, by the National Assembly for Wales or a person authorised by it;
(d)in the case of plant or machinery used or for use in Northern Ireland, by the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Investment in Northern Ireland or a person authorised by it.
(4)If a certificate of energy efficiency is revoked—
(a)the certificate is to be treated for the purposes of this section as if it had never been issued, and
(b)all such assessments and adjustments of assessments are to be made as are necessary as a result of the revocation.
(5)If a person who has made a tax return becomes aware that, as a result of the revocation of a certificate of energy efficiency after the return was made, the return has become incorrect, he must give notice to the Inland Revenue specifying how the return needs to be amended.
(6)The notice must be given within 3 months beginning with the day on which the person first became aware that anything in the tax return had become incorrect because of the revocation of the certificate.
Textual Amendments
F5Ss. 45A-45C inserted (with effect as mentioned in s. 65 of the amending Act) by Finance Act 2001 (c. 9), s. 65, Sch. 17 para. 2 (with Sch. 17 para. 6)
(1)This section applies for the purpose of apportioning expenditure incurred on plant or machinery if one or more components of the plant or machinery (but not all of it) is of a description specified by Treasury order under section 45A(3).
(2)If—
(a)only one of the components is of such a description, and
(b)an amount is specified by the order in respect of that component,
the part of the expenditure that is section 45A expenditure must not exceed that amount.
(3)If—
(a)more than one of the components are of such a description, and
(b)an amount is specified by the order in respect of each of those components,
the part of the expenditure that is section 45A expenditure must not exceed the total of those amounts.
(4)If the expenditure is treated under this Act as incurred in instalments, the proportion of each instalment that is section 45A expenditure is the same as the proportion of the whole of the expenditure that is section 45A expenditure.
(5)If this section applies, the expenditure is not apportioned under section 562(3) (apportionment where property sold with other property).
(6) In this section “ section 45A expenditure ” means expenditure that is first-year qualifying expenditure under section 45A. ]
Textual Amendments
F5Ss. 45A-45C inserted (with effect as mentioned in s. 65 of the amending Act) by Finance Act 2001 (c. 9), s. 65, Sch. 17 para. 2 (with Sch. 17 para. 6)
(1)Expenditure is first-year qualifying expenditure if—
(a)it is incurred in the period beginning with 17th April 2002 and ending with 31st March 2008,
(b)it is expenditure on a car which is first registered on or after 17th April 2002 and which is unused and not second-hand,
(c)the car—
(i)is an electrically-propelled car, or
(ii) is a car with low CO 2 emissions, and
(d)the expenditure is not excluded by section 46 (general exclusions).
(2) For the purposes of this section a car with low CO 2 emissions is a car which satisfies the conditions in subsections (3) and (4).
(3) The first condition is that, when the car is first registered, it is so registered on the basis of an EC certificate of conformity, or a UK approval certificate, that specifies—
(a) in the case of a car other than a bi-fuel car, a CO 2 emissions figure in terms of grams per kilometre driven, or
(b) in the case of a bi-fuel car, separate CO 2 emissions figures in terms of grams per kilometre driven for different fuels.
(4) The second condition is that the applicable CO 2 emissions figure in the case of the car does not exceed 120 grams per kilometre driven.
(5) For the purposes of subsection (4) the applicable CO 2 emissions figure in the case of a car other than a bi-fuel car is—
(a) where the EC certificate of conformity or UK approval certificate specifies only one CO 2 emissions figure, that figure, and
(b) where the certificate specifies more than one CO 2 emissions figure, the figure specified as the CO 2 emissions (combined) figure.
(6) For the purposes of subsection (4) the applicable CO 2 emissions figure in the case of a bi-fuel car is—
(a) where the EC certificate of conformity or UK approval certificate specifies more than one CO 2 emissions figure in relation to each fuel, the lowest CO 2 emissions (combined) figure specified, and
(b) in any other case, the lowest CO 2 figure specified by the certificate.
(7)The Treasury may by order amend the amount from time to time specified in subsection (4).
(8)In this section any reference to a car—
(a)includes a reference to a mechanically propelled road vehicle of a type commonly used as a hackney carriage, but
(b)does not include a reference to a motorcycle.
(9)For the purposes of this section, a car is an electrically-propelled car only if—
(a)it is propelled solely by electrical power, and
(b)that power is derived from—
(i)a source external to the vehicle, or
(ii)an electrical storage battery which is not connected to any source of power when the vehicle is in motion.
(10)In this section—
“ bi-fuel car ” means a car which is capable of being propelled by—
petrol and road fuel gas, or
diesel and road fuel gas;
“ car ” has the meaning given by section 81 (extended meaning of “car");
“ diesel ” means any diesel fuel within the definition in Article 2 of Directive 98/70/ EC of the European Parliament and of the Council;
“ EC certificate of conformity ” means a certificate of conformity issued by a manufacturer under any provision of the law of a member State implementing Article 6 of Council Directive 70/156/ EEC , as amended;
“ petrol ” has the meaning given by Article 2 of Directive 98/70/ EC of the European Parliament and of the Council;
“ road fuel gas ” has the same meaning as in section 168AB of ICTA ;
“ UK approval certificate ” means a certificate issued under—
section 58(1) or (4) of the Road Traffic Act 1988, or
Article 31A(4) or (5) of the Road Traffic (Northern Ireland) Order 1981.]
Textual Amendments
F6S. 45D inserted (with effect as mentioned in s. 59 of the amending Act) by Finance Act 2002 (c. 23), s. 59, Sch. 19 para. 3
(1)Expenditure is first-year qualifying expenditure if—
(a)it is incurred in the period beginning with 17th April 2002 and ending with 31st March 2008,
(b)it is expenditure on plant or machinery for a gas refuelling station where the plant or machinery is unused and not second-hand, and
(c)it is not excluded by section 46 (general exclusions).
(2)For the purposes of this section expenditure on plant or machinery for a gas refuelling station is expenditure on plant or machinery installed at a gas refuelling station for use solely for or in connection with refuelling vehicles with natural gas or hydrogen fuel.
(3)For the purposes of subsection (2) the plant or machinery which is for use for or in connection with refuelling vehicles with natural gas or hydrogen fuel includes—
(a)any storage tank for natural gas or hydrogen fuel,
(b)any compressor, pump, control or meter used for or in connection with refuelling vehicles with natural gas or hydrogen fuel, and
(c)any equipment for dispensing natural gas or hydrogen fuel to the fuel tank of a vehicle.
(4)For the purposes of this section—
“ gas refuelling station ” means any premises, or that part of any premises, where vehicles are refuelled with natural gas or hydrogen fuel;
“ hydrogen fuel ” means a fuel consisting of gaseous or cryogenic liquid hydrogen which is used for propelling vehicles;
“ vehicle ” means a mechanically propelled road vehicle. ]
Textual Amendments
F7S. 45E inserted (with effect as mentioned in s. 61 of the amending Act) by Finance Act 2002 (c. 23), s. 61, Sch. 20 para. 3
(1)Expenditure is first-year qualifying expenditure if—
(a)it is incurred on or after 17th April 2002,
(b)it is incurred by a company,
(c)it is incurred on the provision of plant or machinery for use wholly for the purposes of a ring fence trade, and
(d)it is not excluded by section 46 (general exclusions).
(2)This section is subject to section 45G (plant or machinery used for less than five years in a ring fence trade).
(3) In this section “ ring fence trade ” means a ring fence trade in respect of which tax is chargeable under section 501A of the Taxes Act 1988 (supplementary charge in respect of ring fence trades). ]
Textual Amendments
F8S. 45F inserted (with effect as mentioned in s. 63 of the amending Act) by Finance Act 2002 (c. 23), s. 63, Sch. 21 para. 3
(1)Expenditure incurred by a company on the provision of plant or machinery is to be treated as never having been first-year qualifying expenditure under section 45F if the plant or machinery—
(a)is at no time in the relevant period used in a ring fence trade carried on by the company or a company connected with it, or
(b)is at any time in the relevant period used for a purpose other than that of a ring fence trade carried on by the company or a company connected with it.
(2) For the purposes of this section “ the relevant period ” means whichever of the following periods, beginning with the incurring of the expenditure, first ends, namely—
(a)the period ending with the fifth anniversary of the incurring of the expenditure, or
(b)the period ending with the day preceding the first occasion on which the plant or machinery, after becoming owned by the company which incurred the expenditure, is not owned by a company which is either that company or a company connected with it.
(3)All such assessments and adjustments of assessments are to be made as are necessary to give effect to subsection (1).
(4)If a person who has made a return becomes aware that, after making it, anything in it has become incorrect because of the operation of this section, he must give notice to the Inland Revenue specifying how the return needs to be amended.
(5)The notice must be given within 3 months beginning with the day on which the person first became aware that anything in the return had become incorrect because of the operation of this section.
(6) In this section “ ring fence trade ” has the same meaning as in section 45F. ]
Textual Amendments
F9S. 45G inserted (with effect as mentioned in s. 63 of the amending Act) by Finance Act 2002 (c. 23), s. 63, Sch. 21 para. 4